The start of the electronics journey of improving the tone on your bass. Best Bass Gear carries a large assortment of pickups for many different basses with multiple string configurations to choose from.

Further enhance the tone shaping capabilities on your bass. A preamp can offer further tone shaping of two bands of equalization with treble and bass, three bands of equalization with treble, bass and midrange, or even four bands to offer further tonal expansion. Best Bass Gear carries a large variety of preamp solutions for your bass guitar.

Improve the quality of the hardware on your existing bass or fresh build. Bridge replacements offer better aesthetics over stock hardware along with the added benefit of further control of variables like intonation, string action height, and string spacing. Best Bass Gear stocks a wide selection of bridges in a variety of different string spacings, finishes, string configurations and manufacturers..

Tuning machines offer a nice custom touch when used with an upgrade or a fresh start of years of future stability with tuning on new builds. Multiple key style and finishes is available for a unique touch to any bass. Best Bass Gear is proud to stock tuning keys from Hipshot & Gotoh.

Detuners provide a unique way to drop tune your bass guitar from a single step up to two full steps with the convenience of only a flick of a lever! Available as single detuners or as a set with tuning keys and a detuner for the lowest string. We offer a variety of styles and finishes to upgrade your existing tuning key to a detuner or start a fresh build.

DESCRIPTION

Exact EMG pickup and Mike Pope preamp set as used by the incomparable Victor Wooten.

The PAX provides increased headroom giving the voicing an organic and open tone while still maintaining the clarity and response that EMG's are renowned for. This new addition differs in that it uses Alnico V magnets instead of the ceramic magnets of the original PX. Because the PAX utilizes Alnico V magnets coupled with short, squat coils, the tone is endowed with openness and warmth for a more vintage tone, all with less noise and more signal. We have no doubt that the new PAX, with its natural presence, powerful lows, expansive midrange, and superior definition, will be as successful as its predecessor. Give it a try and experience why the "X" factor is exciting players all around the world.

The JV uses a mixture of old, new, and late model design ideas and was developed to deliver the classic tone and look of the traditional Jazz Bass*. It'still maintains the "faded" attack of the offset pole pieces in combination with our lowest noise preamp. The JV should appeal to the "retro" in you, while the coil and electronic design will convince you that this is a pickup to be seriously considered. The X series provide increased headroom giving the voicing an organic and open tone while still maintaining the clarity and response that EMG's are renowned for. X's are best described as bridging the gap between passive and active tone.

Mike Pope custom configuration to retrofit YOUR bass

between passive and active tone.

Package Includes:

EMG X-Series JVX 4String Bridge Pickup, & PAX Neck Pickup

EMG's exclusive Solderless Install System

Split'shaft volume/tone control set

Mike Pope Flexcore Preamp

Output jack

Battery clip set

Screws

Flexcore Configurations:

The Flex Core is a 1 to 4-band preamp that is extremely nimble in its configuration options allowing you to choose what fits best for you. Components can be omitted if less EQ bands are needed.

Switchable Frequencies:

The preamp has provisions for 2 different frequency centers for each of its bass, lo-mid, hi-mid and treble controls with the bass and treble control selectable via included jumpers in the cavity and the mid frequencies selectable via jumpers or optional switches.

Treble:

+/- 15dB @ 6kHz or 10kHz

Hi Mid:

+/- 15dB @ 1kHz or 1.8kHz

Lo Mid:

+/-12dB @ 330Hz or 473Hz

Bass:

+/- 12dB @ 46Hz or 90Hz

There is NO soldering required for most installations. Pickups hook up with screw terminals.